First one I've owned.
My first RadaRange!
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Monster
Too bad it's the Super Sized edition!
Too bad it's the Super Sized edition!
3 in 1
No idea what I'm going to do with it, but it's mine!
No idea what I'm going to do with it, but it's mine!
philr
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Nice!
And the ceramatop seems to have been kept clean!
And the ceramatop seems to have been kept clean!
danemodsandy
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Wow, Kenny!
You sure must be living right!
Not only is that a very nice range overall, but the condition of that smooth-top is phenomenal. You never ever ever see the early ones looking like that any more - there is usually a dark spot at each burner position, due to lackadaisical cleaning. Over time, lack of thorough cleaning caused permanent darkening - this is why today's smooth-tops are any color but white.
Very cool find. You need smooth-top cleaner (Weiman's is good) for regular cleaning, and Bar Keeper's Friend for tough stains. As tempting as it will be to just wipe 'er down with whatever's handy, resist the temptation - minerals and food debris in wet sponges and dishcloths will leave a residue you can't see, but which will burn on to the top and darken next time it's heated. It will clean up if someone makes the occasional mistake, but if it becomes a habit, that's when you get the permanent dark spotting at each burner.
Great range, and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
You sure must be living right!
Not only is that a very nice range overall, but the condition of that smooth-top is phenomenal. You never ever ever see the early ones looking like that any more - there is usually a dark spot at each burner position, due to lackadaisical cleaning. Over time, lack of thorough cleaning caused permanent darkening - this is why today's smooth-tops are any color but white.
Very cool find. You need smooth-top cleaner (Weiman's is good) for regular cleaning, and Bar Keeper's Friend for tough stains. As tempting as it will be to just wipe 'er down with whatever's handy, resist the temptation - minerals and food debris in wet sponges and dishcloths will leave a residue you can't see, but which will burn on to the top and darken next time it's heated. It will clean up if someone makes the occasional mistake, but if it becomes a habit, that's when you get the permanent dark spotting at each burner.
Great range, and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Did you get the Cookmates with it? You must watch eBay and such for the cookware with the ground flat base. 3+1 meant that three cooking surfaces have the thermostat in them so that they give excellent even heating when used with a Corning Cookmate because of a principle of thermodynamics where like materials heat and cool at the same rate. This is why cast iron skillets were so efficient on cast iron stoves and why the Corning Cookmates give great results on this range. The +1 is the higher powered non-thermostatic unit for pressure cookers and non-Cookmate cookware.
The Amana Microwave has excellent features like the fast cycling of the magnetron which gave more even microwave cooking results. If you set most early microwaves for 50% power they would zap food for like 30 seconds and rest for 30 seconds. The Amana pulsed very quickly to give a few seconds on and a few seconds off. We used to put a small fluorescent tube in the cavity with a Pyrex cup of water and watch the light pulse at the lower power settings. I don't know enough to explain it, but it was a more expensive and state of the art technology.
The Amana Microwave has excellent features like the fast cycling of the magnetron which gave more even microwave cooking results. If you set most early microwaves for 50% power they would zap food for like 30 seconds and rest for 30 seconds. The Amana pulsed very quickly to give a few seconds on and a few seconds off. We used to put a small fluorescent tube in the cavity with a Pyrex cup of water and watch the light pulse at the lower power settings. I don't know enough to explain it, but it was a more expensive and state of the art technology.
xpanam
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That is very cool Kenny I love it! I don't recall ever seeing an ad for one of these.
Kenny, very nice!
I can't quite tell from your pics, was this one ordered with the pop-out exhaust fan? -Cory
I can't quite tell from your pics, was this one ordered with the pop-out exhaust fan? -Cory
Break it in with some brand new Pyroceram. You can also get brand new VISIONS from the same place.
http://www.shopworldkitchen.com/corningware/stovetop?results=all
http://www.shopworldkitchen.com/corningware/stovetop?results=all
Yeah, it has the pop out fan. I had to fanagle it into the truck, cause the darn thing was so tall!
I'll betcha that was a very expensive range when it was new. I'd be curious as to what it would translate into today's dollars.
I knew someone who had purchased an early Touchmatic (a standalone microwave) new, in around 1974, and I believe he said it cost $500.
I knew someone who had purchased an early Touchmatic (a standalone microwave) new, in around 1974, and I believe he said it cost $500.
ovrphil
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NICE! I'd like to see the rest of it - maybe a full shot of it. You picked up a nice one.
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